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	1960 Paperweight issued to Bruce Brubaker for serving on the Universities Bond Issue Committee	This paperweight was given to Bruce Brubaker by the Universities Bond Issue Committee he served on. Brubaker was a professor at SIUE starting in 1959. After voters approved the bond issue on November 8, SIUE received funding to build the Edwardsville campus, which opened in 1965.	1960	October 31, 2017
	1960-61 Edwardsville High School Basketball Team	This is a photo of the 1960-61 Edwardsville High School basketball team. Top Row: Schumacher, Penelton, O'Vaughn, Connors Bottom Row: Waugh, Schnake, Mateyka, Drda	1960	November 15, 2018
	1960-61 Edwardsville Junior High School Student Handbook "Wildcat Ways"	This is the student handbook for Edwardsville Junior High School from the 1960-61 school year. It features a school calendar, complete faculty list, the history of public schools in Edwardsville, school curriculum, list of needed supplies, book and rental fees, information for student insurance, a map of the school, information regarding athletics, student council and other student activities, and a student habit checklist.	January 1965	November 15, 2018
	1961 Edwardsville High School Football Program for Southwestern Conference	This is a program for the 1961 Edwardsville High School football team Southwestern Conference game against the Kirkwood Pioneers. It features both team rosters as well as advertisements from local businesses.	1961	November 15, 2018
	1962 History of Midway in the Madison County Sesquicentennial	This is a clipping from the September 4, 1962 Madison County sesquicentennial joint publication of the Alton Evening Telegrpah, the Granite City Press-Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer. The clipping includes the article "Midway Was Named for Its Locale" by Mrs. Lloyd Frillman about the history of the unincorporated community of Midway north of Edwardsville. It includes histories of the community's churches, schools, and Midway Service Station. Also in this clipping are portions of articles about the histories of Alton, Pleasant Ridge, Shurtleff College, and Granite City. This clipping was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Rita Kassing.	September 4, 1962	May 21, 2019
	1963 and 1964 Vietnam War Draft Classifications Sent to Eugene Weinmann	These two draft notifications were sent to Bethalto resident Eugene Weinmann during the early years of the Vietnam War draft. The first was sent October 28, 1963 and classified Weinmann in 1-A, making him available for unrestricted military service. The second was sent October 19, 1964, which classified him in 3-A and made him unavailable for military service due to "hardship to dependents." Weinmann also had hearing and sight issues. The local draft board was located on Hillsboro Avenue in Edwardsville. These documents were scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. They were brought to class by Carmen Ehlers.	October 28, 1963 to October 19, 1964	May 21, 2019
	1963 Edwardsville High Football program	This is a program for the 1963 Edwardsville High School football team game against Belleville. It features both team rosters as well as advertisements from local businesses.	1963	November 15, 2018
	1963 Edwardsville High School Football and Basketball Schedule	This is a schedule for the 1963 Edwardsville High School football and basketball teams that features the school's logo on the reverse side.	1963	November 15, 2018
	1963 Kennedy Memorial Service Photograph	This is a black and white photograph of men standing saluting in military uniform at a memorial service for John F. Kennedy held on November 25, 1963.	November 25, 1963	November 13, 2018
	1963 Memorial Service for John F. Kennedy	This is a black and white photograph of a memorial service for John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963.	November 25, 1963	November 13, 2018